"ancient banner of Cornwall, and an emblem of the Cornish people. It is regarded as the county flag by Cornwall Council. The banner of Saint Piran is a white cross on a black background (in terms of heraldry 'sable, a cross argent'). According to legend Saint Piran adopted these colours from seeing the white tin in the black coals and ashes during his discovery of tin. The Cornish flag is an exact reverse of the former Breton national flag (black cross) and is known by the same name ""Kroaz Du"". In later times, Cornwall was known to the Anglo-Saxons as"
"than the more usual red and white, partly to differentiate from the emblems of Yorkshire and Lancashire; it is also supposed to symbolise quality. Flag of Derbyshire The flag of Derbyshire is the flag of the English county of Derbyshire. Introduced unofficially in 2006, the flag has subsequently been registered at the Flag Institute and added to their UK Flags Register. The introduction of the flag came about as a result of a feature on Andy Whittaker's breakfast show on BBC Radio Derby in 2006. Jeremy Smith, a listener who had noticed the prominent use of Saint Piran's Flag while"
"Brittany St. Peran, Loperan and Saint-Perran are also named after him. The former Methodist chapel at Laity Moor has served as the Orthodox Church of Archangel Michael and Holy Piran since 1996. The earliest documented link to the design of the St Piran's Flag with St Piran is on the coat of arms of the ""de Saint-Péran"" or ""Saint-Pezran"" (pronounced ""Peran"") family from Cornouaille in Brittany. The earliest evidence known comes from the 15th century, with the arms being ""De sable à la croix pattée d'argent."" (a black shield with a white cross pattée). Mount St. Piran is a mountain"
"as Saint Piran's Flag. The connections between Cornwall and Brittany are well documented, but the historical links between the two flags, if any exist, are unknown. The United Baltic Duchy flag is similar in appearance; however, the latter is a Nordic Cross rather than an equilateral cross. Kroaz Du The Kroaz Du (Black Cross) is a flag of Brittany, used as an emblem of the independent duchy in the late Middle Ages. In the Breton language, ""kroaz"" means cross and ""du"" means black. There is uncertainty about the chronology of its origins. It clearly evolved from the flags of the"
"Cornish symbols Many different symbols are associated with Cornwall, a region which has disputed constitutional status within the United Kingdom (confer the Constitutional status of Cornwall). Saint Piran's Flag, a white cross on a black background is often seen in Cornwall. The Duchy of Cornwall shield of 15 gold bezants on a black field is also used. Because of these two symbols black, white and gold are considered colours symbolic of Cornwall. Saint Piran's Flag is the flag of Cornwall. It was first described as the Standard of Cornwall in 1838. It has since been used by Cornish people as"
"Flag of Derbyshire The flag of Derbyshire is the flag of the English county of Derbyshire. Introduced unofficially in 2006, the flag has subsequently been registered at the Flag Institute and added to their UK Flags Register. The introduction of the flag came about as a result of a feature on Andy Whittaker's breakfast show on BBC Radio Derby in 2006. Jeremy Smith, a listener who had noticed the prominent use of Saint Piran's Flag while visiting Cornwall wanted to know whether Derbyshire had an equivalent symbol. As no flag to represent the county existed, a campaign to design one"
"Flag of Worcestershire The Worcestershire flag is the flag of the county of Worcestershire. It was registered with the Flag Institute on 8 April 2013 as the winning entry of a BBC Hereford & Worcester competition. It was first flown in a ceremony at Worcester Cathedral on the same day. Designed by Elaine Truby, the flag features the county's famed black pear (black worcester pear) – a symbol reported to have been used by Worcestershire units at the Battle of Agincourt. Additionally a pear tree is seen on the local council's arms. Three of these pears are seen on a"
"the newly created County Day, held on St Crispin's Day. Flag of Northamptonshire The Northamptonshire flag is the official flag of the English county of Northamptonshire. It was registered by the Flag Institute on 11 September 2014, the design being a gold cross fimbriated in black on a maroon background with a rose in the centre. The flag was designed by Brady Ells and Ian Chadwick and consists of a gold cross fimbriated in black on a maroon field and a rose in the centre. It was the winning design of a shortlist of four put forward for a public"
"on a black field, was described as the ""Standard of Cornwall"" in 1838 and was re-introduced by Celtic Revivalists thereafter as a county flag of Cornwall. It has been seized upon by the Cornish people as a symbol of their identity, displayed on cars and flying from buildings including those of Cornwall Council. St Piran's Day is an annual patronal fête, and the pre-eminent Cornish festival celebrating Cornish culture and history on 5 March. The Cornish language is derived from the Brythonic branch of the Insular Celtic languages. It is closely related to the Breton language, and to a lesser"
"Flag of Northamptonshire The Northamptonshire flag is the official flag of the English county of Northamptonshire. It was registered by the Flag Institute on 11 September 2014, the design being a gold cross fimbriated in black on a maroon background with a rose in the centre. The flag was designed by Brady Ells and Ian Chadwick and consists of a gold cross fimbriated in black on a maroon field and a rose in the centre. It was the winning design of a shortlist of four put forward for a public vote. The cross represents the county's location as a crossroads"
"only represents it, not the wider county. In the absence of an adopted flag at the time, this council flag had been flown alongside the Union Flag above the Department for Communities and Local Government. Flag of Worcestershire The Worcestershire flag is the flag of the county of Worcestershire. It was registered with the Flag Institute on 8 April 2013 as the winning entry of a BBC Hereford & Worcester competition. It was first flown in a ceremony at Worcester Cathedral on the same day. Designed by Elaine Truby, the flag features the county's famed black pear (black worcester pear)"
"while the shield and hart are taken from the arms of the Borough of Hertford. It is a heraldic pun of Hart and ford. The Hart reclines on a yellow field, representing Saint Alban, the patron saint of Hertfordshire and first British martyr, whose cross is traditionally yellow on blue. The pantone colours for the flag are: Flag of Hertfordshire The flag of Hertfordshire is the flag of the English county of Hertfordshire. The flag is a banner of the arms of Hertfordshire County Council. On 19 November 2008 the Council passed a resolution that the design is a fitting"
"Saint Alban's Cross The Saint Alban's Cross is a yellow saltire on a blue field. It is found in several flags, notably that of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, previously a Benedictine monastery, and the city of St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK. It is also the flag used, since around the time of Henry III, for the Kingdom of Mercia in the English Midlands. This design is often erroneously referred to as a ""yellow Saint Andrew's Cross"", although a modern Saint Andrew's Cross is blue and white. It is possible, however, that the colours of the cross and"
"Flag of East Lothian The East Lothian flag is the flag of the Scottish county of East Lothian (Haddingtonshire). It was registered with the Flag Institute on 13 December 2018 following its announcement at a reception hosted by the Lord Provost. This saltire design on blue reflects the local birthplace of the national flag, with the cross in gold signifying the wealth of the county’s farmlands and reputation as the granary of Scotland. The lion rampant is a traditional emblem of the county – it appears in many local coats of arms while King William the Lion was born in"
"including the alternating stripes of green and white that represent the grassy downs of the county and their chalk underlay. The colours can represent hope, joy and safety (green) and peace (white). Although distinct, the complicated and irregular design has been met with some criticism by flag designers and heraldists. An image of the great bustard (""Otis tarda"") stands at the centre of the flag. This bird had been extinct in England since 1832, but is now part of an intensive ten-year breeding programme on Salisbury Plain. Salisbury Plain, at the heart of the county, is one of only two"
"Hood on a white shield. The Pantone colours for the flag are: Flag of Nottinghamshire The flag of Nottinghamshire is the flag of Nottinghamshire, a historic county of England. It was registered with the Flag Institute in 2011. Andy Whittaker of BBC Radio Nottingham organised a competition following a suggestion by two of his listeners, Jane Bealby and Mike Gaunt. The final design was made up of elements from the designs submitted by a number of people to the radio station for consideration as the new county flag. The flag includes a white-fimbriated red St George's Cross on a green"
"its cuisine, symbols and identity. Cornwall has its own tradition of Christian saints, derived from Celtic extraction, that have given rise to localised dedications. Saint Piran is the 5th century Christian abbot, supposedly of Irish origin, who is patron saint of both tin miners and Cornwall. According to popular mythology, Piran, an Irish scholar who studied Christianity in Ancient Rome was to be drowned in the Irish Sea by the High Kings of Ireland, but instead floated across to Perranporth in Cornwall by the will of God to preach the ministry of Jesus. Saint Piran's Flag, a centred white cross"
"date back to 1696, when Prince George's County was first created and under English rule. The flag was used by horsemen and colonial foot soldiers and consisted of a red St. George's Cross on a white field. The red cross of St. George was a symbol of Christian martyrdom since its first use during the Crusades. In 1963, the Prince George's County seal, the current one at the time, designed in November 1958, was added into the flag's canton to distinguish it from other flags. The flag is a three-by-five white field with a red cross centered atop it, with"
"Flag of Flintshire The Flintshire flag () is the flag of the county of Flint. A campaign was launched in September 2012 to have the flag recognised by the Flag Institute, and it was formally adopted on 24 February 2015. The flag is the banner of the arms anachronistically attributed to Edwin, ruler of the former kingdom of Tegeingl that covered much of the territory of Flintshire. Those arms bore a black engrailed fleury cross (i.e. a cross capped with fleur-de-lis ends and ""scalloped"" edges) on a white field between four choughs, a bird once likely to have been widespread"
"in the upper hoist canton (the top left quarter). The sword is believed to represent the sword that beheaded Saint Paul who is the patron saint of the city. The flag used by the British Royal Navy (the White Ensign) is also based on the flag of England, consisting of the St George's Cross and a Union Flag in the canton. In addition to the United Kingdom, several countries in the Commonwealth of Nations also have variants of the White Ensign with their own national flags in the canton, with the St George's Cross sometimes being replaced by a naval"
"Flag of Saint David The flag of Saint David () is normally a yellow cross on a black field, but it has also appeared as a black cross on a yellow field or with an engrailed cross. It represents the 6th-century Saint David (; – ), a Welsh bishop of Menevia and the patron saint of Wales. The Flag of Saint David has been used as a flag representing Wales (as an alternative to the Red Dragon flag), in the same sense that the crosses of Saint George, Saint Andrew and Saint Patrick are used to represent England, Scotland and"
"Flag of Suffolk The Suffolk flag is the registered flag of the county of Suffolk, England. It was registered with the Flag Institute on 9 October 2017. The Flag Institute registered the design after Suffolk County Council displayed the flag on the first ""Suffolk Day"", and after a number of requests by organisations in the county. The design is a banner of the arms of Saint Edmund which bears two gold arrows passing through a gold crown. Edmund, a one time Saxon king of East Anglia, is strongly connected with the county of Suffolk – his burial site is located"
"Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in June 2012, the flag was flown on the Royal Rowing Barge alongside the flags representing England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the City of London. One of the largest flags in the pageant was also St Piran's Flag, flown by the St Ives mackerel lugger ""Barnabas"". The flags of Smith Island, Maryland and Tangier, Virginia incorporate St. Piran's cross in the upper-left canton in recognition of the early settlers who came to the islands from Cornwall and Devon. Saint Piran's Flag Saint Piran's Flag () is the flag of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The earliest"
"less than the sign of Satan"". Flag of Saint David The flag of Saint David () is normally a yellow cross on a black field, but it has also appeared as a black cross on a yellow field or with an engrailed cross. It represents the 6th-century Saint David (; – ), a Welsh bishop of Menevia and the patron saint of Wales. The Flag of Saint David has been used as a flag representing Wales (as an alternative to the Red Dragon flag), in the same sense that the crosses of Saint George, Saint Andrew and Saint Patrick are"
"in the chapel. Other chapels bore St.Piran's name, including that according to Giraldus Cambrensis standing in the road in front of Cardiff Castle where Henry II was the recipient of a vision precluding Sunday markets. A small lancet window with a trefoil head remains in the east wall and what appears to be a rough stone shelf or piscina is on the south side. On the north wall there is also a more recent stained glass window (1940s?) representing Saint Piran, standing in the Rocky Valley. The church is in the Boscastle and Tintagel group of parishes which includes: St"
"on the British Provincial Council Executive Committee. The County crest depicts the Celtic cross and shamrock, the red rose of Lancashire and a ship representing the voyage taken by all of those who have left Ireland to make Lancashire their home or the place they are passing through. The crest was designed by former County Secretary Seán Hackett in 2007. Cathaoirleach/Chairperson: Shane Walsh (St.Brendans)<br> Leas Chathaoirleach/Vice-Chairperson: James Wray (St.Lawrences)<br> Rúnái/Secretary: Michael Warr (St.Lawrences)<br> Cisteoir/Treasurer: Kieran Gleeson (St.Brendans)<br> Oif Chaid Poiblí/Public Relations Officer: Cathal Harkin (St.Lawrences)<br> Runai Cunta/Assistant Secretary- Cluchi Bainisteoir/ Fixtures Manager: George O'Rourke (St.Peters)<br> Oif Iomanicht Forbartha/Development Officer: Stan"
"Flag of Kent The Flag of Kent is the flag of the English county of Kent. It features the white horse of Kent on a red background, a theme used in several other Kent related coats of arms and logos or symbols. It is sometimes referred to as the Invicta Flag or Invicta Flag of Kent, after the motto of Kent, ""Invicta"". The Flag Institute note, in the flag's entry on the UK Flags Register that: This is the traditional flag of Kent, supposedly based on that of Horsa, the Jute. Horsa was the brother of Hengest, who founded the"
"Flag of Warwickshire The Warwickshire flag is the flag of the historic county of Warwickshire in England. It was registered with the Flag Institute in August 2016. The flag was registered as a result of a campaign that secured the support of a dozen county organisations plus the sanction of both the Lord Lieutenant and the High Sheriff. The design features the traditional bear and ragged staff used in the county since the Middle Ages as a symbol of the Earls of Warwick. The first recorded use of the two symbols was by the Beauchamp family, who became the Earls"
"shield charged against a wavy green and blue background. These latter colours symbolise the verdant flood plain of the River Severn as it runs through the county. The dark green hue is that worn by the county's cricket team. The flag was created after a competition was launched in 2013 by radio station BBC Hereford & Worcester, to create an official flag for the county after it was discovered Worcestershire didn’t have one. An alternate flag offered for sale commercially is a banner of the arms of Worcestershire County Council and as such is the property of the council and"
"flag had a white cross on a blue field, in the canton was the Union Flag, and in the fly was five five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross. The British Blue Ensign and Red Ensign (for use respectively by government vessels and by those privately owned) were to have a white cross added. At the fly end of each flag a Southern Cross was to be formed of white stars added above and below the horizontal arm of the cross. Two weeks later, on 23 November, those flags were officially abandoned because Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, the Secretary"
"Flag of Caithness The Caithness flag is the flag of the county of Caithness. It was registered with the Flag Institute as the official flag of the county in 2016. The flag was unveiled by the Lord Lyon, Dr Joseph Morrow, at a ceremony in Caithness House, Wick on 26 January 2016. The Nordic cross design symbolises the ancient ties of the county to the Vikings. The black recalls the county's geology with the famous Caithness flagstone, while the gold and blue allude to the beaches and sea reinforcing the maritime nature of the county and its heritage. The traditional"
"national flags in the canton, with the St George's Cross sometimes being replaced by a naval badge omitting the cross altogether. Yachts of the Royal Irish Yacht Club fly a white ensign with an Irish tricolour in the first quadrant and defaced by the crowned harp from the Heraldic Badge of Ireland. The Flag of the British Antarctic Territory and the Commissioners' flag of the Northern Lighthouse Board place the Union emblem in the first quarter of a white field, omitting the overall red St George's Cross, but are not ensigns for use at sea. English naval ensigns were first"
"and the editor of the East Lothian Courier. Four flag designs were shortlisted for the public vote, with the winning design announced on 13 December 2018. Flag of East Lothian The East Lothian flag is the flag of the Scottish county of East Lothian (Haddingtonshire). It was registered with the Flag Institute on 13 December 2018 following its announcement at a reception hosted by the Lord Provost. This saltire design on blue reflects the local birthplace of the national flag, with the cross in gold signifying the wealth of the county’s farmlands and reputation as the granary of Scotland. The"